Polysaccharides & Biopolymers

High-MW polymers (50 kDa - 5 MDa) for cosmetics, pharma, and food. Purified by ultrafiltration, precipitation, and ion exchange.

Recommended separation techniques

These techniques appear most often in commercial downstream processes for polysaccharides & biopolymers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What separation techniques are most relevant for polysaccharides & biopolymers?

Polysaccharides & biopolymers are most commonly separated using Ultrafiltration, Precipitation. Selection depends on scale, purity targets, and downstream impurities.

Where do these molecules sit in industrial bioprocessing?

High-MW polymers (50 kDa - 5 MDa) for cosmetics, pharma, and food. Purified by ultrafiltration, precipitation, and ion exchange.

How does untangle.bio help design these processes?

Drag-and-drop unit operations onto a flowsheet, define your feed stream from the built-in database, and let the route generator propose ranked process trains based on yield, purity, and CAPEX.

Design a Polysaccharides purification process

Use the built-in molecule database to define your feed and generate optimised purification trains.

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